Voronoi "The Last Three Seconds"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Art as Catharsis, Small Pond
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 5, 2021
Tracklist

1. Interstellar Something (3:33) 

2. Gamma Signals (3:11) 

3. The Nauseator (10:12) 

4. Robots As Pathos / Robots As Menace (3:12) 

5. Darker The Night (4:33) 

6. The Last Three Seconds (5:19) 

7. The Outsider And The Priest (12:27) 

8. Home Could Be Lightyears Away (6:24) 

Total Time 48:51

Line-up

Aleks Podraza - Keyboards

Sam Quintana - Bass

Tom Higham - Drums

   With

Calvin Travers - Guitar (8)

Anna Chandler - Alto Saxophone (8)

Description/Reviews:

A totally unique record, The Last Three Seconds is definitely jazz with a heavier persuasion rather than progressive metal with jazz elements. The neoclassical foundations are sublime, the heavier sentiments are spot on and the overall feel from VORONOI on this album is smooth and consistent. To summarise, The Last Three Seconds is beautiful, expressive, textured playing with a generous helping of mind melding rhythms and emotive sonic-storytelling that weaves together a rich and rewarding listen. This is a masterful effort that is truly exceptional for a debut record.

Read the full review by Laura McCarthy at distortedsoundmag.com

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Bobby Shock "Street Angels"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: May 4, 2021
Tracklist

1. Street Angels (20:01)

2. It's Gonna Shake You Up (04:16)

3. I Quit My Job (03:22)

4. Sidewalk Surfin' (07:01)

5. Leave Your Hate Behind (06:19)

Line-up

Bobby Shock: Vocals, Rickenbacker Bass Guitar, Fretless Bass Guitar, Technic Piano, Digital and Analog Synthesizers, Electric Guitar, and Moog Taurus Bass Pedals

   With

Glen Monturi: Drums (1)

Valore: Spoken word (1)

Mark Koch: Gong and Windchimes (1)

Jonny Smith: Electric Guitar (2), Electric Guitar solos (1)

Alex Bazemore: Lap Steel Guitar and Electric Guitar (5)

Jem Seidel: Drums (2-5)

Lane Gardner: Electric Guitar (4)

Taylor Garcia: Trumpet (5)

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Daudane "Colchique"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 4, 2021
Tracklist

1. Futur Fossil (5:24) 

2. Escape (9:44) 

3. Salt Of Summer (3:40) 

4. Caros (3:40) 

5. Targa (8:34) 

6. Alligator (6:47) 

7. Infinite Nap (2:56) 

Total Time 40:45

Line-up

Stéphane "Pollux" Paulini: Guitar

Peio Erramouspe: Bass

Mikel Maille: Drums

Nils Thobie: Guitar, Bass, Synths,Vocals

Perrine Feriol: Flute, Sax, Tambourine, Backing Vocals

Tony Lepors: Drums

Max Holmes: Smooth Voice

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The Arc Light Sessions "The Poetry in Contemplation"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: May 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. De L'Espace (3:52) 

2. Ashes (7:21) 

3. Maybe (4:39) 

4. Pleasure And Pain (4:49) 

5. Beyond The Pale (3:44) 

6. As I Am (5:37) 

7. Unified (5:21) 

8. In Good Conscience Was I (8:36) 

Total Time 43:59

Line-up

​John Alarcon (Synthology): Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

Michel Radisson: Cello and contrabass

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Beautiful Bedlam "Beautiful Bedlam"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Flaking Paint (4:32) 

2. Breather (5:18) 

3. Life, Death & Cheers (+ Slow Creepin') (6:05) 

4. Two Thirds (4:06) 

5. Cocktail Crime Scene (5:27) 

6. Black World (4:26) 

7. Open World (+ Apparitions) (5:48) 

8. I Adore (4:00) 

9. Dog's Breakfast (2:57) 

10. Sweet Oblivion (5:16) 

11. Silent To The End (3:43) 

12. Pigment (4:39) 

Total Time 56:17

Line-up

Luke Ancell – Guitars

Scott Ancell – Drums & Programming

Ross Taylor – Keyboards & Vocals

James Van Strien – Bass & Vocals

   With

Xen Havales (Breather), Paul Cooper (Black World), Markus Saastamoinen (I Adore), Richard Jeffrey (Sweet Oblivion), Michael Minehan (Silent To The End), Matt Belleville (Pigment) - Lead vocals

Leah Hannah (Black World, Sweet Oblivion), Scott Ancell (Open World) - Backing vocals

Scott Ancell (Two Thirds), Shane Lieber (Dog’s Breakfast) - Guitar

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Arkaza "The Seven Year Plan"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. LXVI (2:21)

2. Collide (9:43)

3. Broken (8:53)

4. VIXI (3:18)

5. Fragments (6:12)

6. Array (7:20)

7. Atoms (6:40)

8. Pavement (7:40)

9. Shadows (6:47)

10. Eye (11:17)

Total Time 70:11

Line-up

Curtis Lewis – Guitars, Vocals

Ralston Mims – Drums

Zach Morton – Bass

Rendell Gary – Guitars

Caleb Brooks – Vocals

   With

Kristin Partin – Vocals

Aaron De Simone – Vocals

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Davey Dodds "The Rite of Spring"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 1, 2021 (CD, digital), July 17, 2021 (vinyl)

Tracklist

1. Prelude (2:15) 

2. Summon The Tribe (1:16) 

3. The Elemental Circle (6:18) 

4. Sing The Sun (4:53) 

5. The Rite Of Spring (8:35) 

6. Bridge (2:00) 

7. The Telling (2:45) 

8. Awens - 1 (0:33) 

9. Hand In Hand At The Rollnights (3:44) 

10. Awens - 2 (0:33) 

11. Unwind The Circle (6:16) 

12. Light The Belltaine Fire (7:07) 

Total Time 46:15

Line-up
Davey Dodds (Red Jasper) - vocals, mandolins
  With

Daniel Billing - bass
Gillie Hotson - electric violin
David Clifford (Red Jasper) - drums

Colin Loveless - frame drum, bodhran

Colette DeGiovanni - vocals
Martin Soloman - Celtic harp

Description/Reviews:

... it’s a full-on concept piece of many layers, forming a folk-rock song-cycle that takes the listener through the ritual, albeit in a modern, contemporary format. Although it has been described as Celtic-influenced, there’s also a broader touch of psychedelia, and the notion of pagan ritual is both ancient and modern, centred around the highs and lows of the natural year in this Sceptred Isle of ours – the spirit of Albion is alive and well! The core sound is an electric mandolin providing the foundation for electric violin and continued tribal drumming, percussion and bass. 

Read the full review by Richard Proctor at velvetthunder.co.uk

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Andrea Perrotta "Irresistibili Distanze"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Puzzle (9:00)

2. Game Over (il gioco è finito) (4:31)

3. Rendezvous (7:47)

4. Preludio (nel mare riflesso) (2:40)

5. Irresistibili Distanze (5:49)

6. Velvet #21 (9:45)

Total Time 39:32

Line-up

Andrea Perrotta - vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythmic and solo electric guitar, piano, keyboard, string and brass arrangement, programming, bass, drums and percussion

Mauro Cavioli - bass

Daniele Caruso - rhythmic and solo electric guitar

Alessandra Paletta - backing vocals

Georges Pascal Marchese - string arrangement

Alessandro Tomei - alto sax

Andrea “Sesto” Graziani - bass

Gianluca Malafronte - solo electric guitar

Andrea Sisani - electric guitar

Andrea Di Santo - synthesizers

Marco Fusco - bass

Diego Gangale - electric guitar

Alex Massari - solo electric guitar

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Neurosenblüte "Hallo Frühling"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Fun in the Sun (4:31) 

2. Alte Männer (5:00) 

3. Hallo Frühling (3:12) 

4. John Wayne ist schon lange tot (3:44) 

5. On C or on A (3:59) 

6. Meister Bart-Uhr (3:45) 

7. e e eee (1:32) 

8. Tschüss Dr. Sommer (Oh, na na!) (4:15) 

9. Laubausfall (4:41) 

10. L'hiver failure (4:50) 

Total Time 39:29

Line-up

Heiko Geest - Drums, Synth

Mario Sebastian Großmann -- Guitar

Matthias Saathoff - Bass, Touch Guitars® U8

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Jack Dupon "La République Dominicale du Zoo"

Country: France
Genre(s): Avant Prog

Label: LaBoiteAMalice/Degelite
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, cassette
Release date: May 1, 2021
Tracklist

1. Muté (4:47) 

2. Niout (5:31) 

3. Ludus (6:22) 

4. Taureau (9:19) 

5. Garagiste (6:55) 

Total Time 32:54

Line-up

Gregory Pozzoli - guitar, vocals

Thomas Larsen - drums, vocals

Arnaud M’Doihoma - bass, vocals

Philippe Prebet - guitar, vocals

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